Kosmos 107
Kosmos 107 (Russian: Космос 107 meaning Cosmos 107) or Zenit-2 No.34 was a Soviet, first generation, low resolution, optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1966. A Zenit-2 spacecraft, Kosmos 107 was the thirty-fifth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched [3][4] and had a mass of 4,730 kilograms (10,430 lb).
| Mission type | Optical imaging |
|---|---|
| Operator | OKB-1 |
| COSPAR ID | 1966-010A |
| SATCAT no. | 01998 |
| Mission duration | 8 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Zenit-2 |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
| Launch mass | 4730 kg [1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 10 February 1966, 08:52:00 GMT |
| Rocket | Vostok-2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 31/6 |
| Contractor | OKB-1 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Recovered |
| Landing date | 18 February 1966, 06:29 GMT |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric [2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 204 km |
| Apogee altitude | 310 km |
| Inclination | 65.0° |
| Period | 89.7 minutes |
| Epoch | 10 February 1966 |
Kosmos 107 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket [5] flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch took place at 08:52 GMT on 10 February 1966,[6] and following its successful arrival in orbit the spacecraft received its Kosmos designation; along with the International Designator 1966-010A and the Satellite Catalog Number 01998.[7]
Kosmos 107 was operated in a low Earth orbit, at an epoch of 10 February 1966, it had a perigee of 204 kilometres (127 mi), an apogee of 310 kilometres (190 mi), an inclination of 65.0° and an orbital period of 89.7 minutes.[8] After eight days in orbit, Kosmos 107 was deorbited, with its return capsule descending under parachute, landing at 06:29 GMT on 18 February 1966, and recovered by Soviet force.[9]
References
- https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1966-010A - 27 February 2020
- https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1966-010A - 27 February 2020
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